2 No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
Deuteronomy 23:2
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Deuteronomy 23:7–9
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Deuteronomy 7:2–4
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Leviticus 18:9–11
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Deuteronomy 23:16–18
16 Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him. 17 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. 18 You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to…
Deuteronomy 24:3–5
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